USAIDs secret Cuban hip-hop project sought to spread democracy, but like other U.S. operations on the island, it was executed by amateurs. Documents show USAID repeatedly put innocent Cubans and its own operatives in jeopardy despite warning signs. Authorities detained or interrogated musicians or USAID operatives at least six times, often confiscating their computers and thumb drives, which in some cases contained material linking them to USAID. Instead of sparking a democratic revolution, it compromised an authentic source of protest that had produced some of the hardest-hitting grassroots criticism since Fidel Castro took power in 1959, an AP investigation found.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:11:51 +0000
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